Help with Naso Tang

wattsupdoc

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I have a 6 in or so blond naso tang. She has been housed in my 135 for approximately 15-16 months. This fish is BTW my favorite and I love Anna very much. This past weekend I relocated the tank to another room. She was temporarily housed with 12 other fish in a 65 filled with water straight from the 135. Anna was in there for about 15 hours with a heater and a koralia 4 for flow. All fish made it back to the DT and were treated very well during the move. Most including Anna were hand caught as they feed from my hand daily, and never saw a net. All look and act normally upon intro back to the DT except Anna. She displayed the typical dark shading when stressed and didn't feed the following day(Sunday) Nor did she ever really socialize. Last night, I found here laying still, slightly curved and dark grey along the bottom. She is very listless and just plain weak acting. Any current will pin her in [place. I have moved her into the 10 QT with an air stone/heater and dosed erythromycin. I cannot see any evidence of anything wrong with this fish. She does have a sore on her side. But that was definitely caused by being stuck against a power head. Which was caused be her ailment. I don't have any idea what it may be. However in a last ditch effort to save her, I administered the erythromycin. Finally here's my question...LOL I want to know if dosing methylene blue along side the erythromycin is OK? Also would it if it is, be of any possible help/harm to her. Really I don't think shes going to make it, but I will try anything you suggest. Also I feel as though her problem is caused by some kind of trauma she may have suffered while my watchful eyes were not upon her.


I thank you and so does Anna
Charlie
 
Hopefully she's just stressed and needs time to mellow out. The erthromycin makes sense for a probable wound - I'm not sure if you need to throw everything in the book at her. Is she eating? My naso was impossible to get eating, so I finally gave him (a male) some chaeto and he really came around. He'll now take that and algae sheets from my hand.

Before she became ill, what was your naso eating? Mine, after three weeks, won't eat anything but algae sheets from a veggie clip.

Good luck.
 
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